Obituary Listing

Eleanor "Sybil" (Smith) Thorne

May 26, 2015

Eleanor “Sybil” (Smith) Thorne, 76, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully at the Lebanon Valley Brethren Home on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 with her loving husband by her side.  She was born Monday, October 10, 1938 in Maysville, WV to the late Charles E. and Otie Alma (Burgess) Smith.  She is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Gerald...

Kathryn E. Gilgallon

May 25, 2015

Kathryn E. Gilgallon, in her 91st year, went home to be with God on May 25, 2015.

Surviving are 2 daughters, Sally McCurdy of Nevada and Janice Gerfin of Marietta, 4 grandchildren; Kathy Hadfield of Canada, Jessica Crews of Florida, Dee Haupt of Marietta, and Charles Miller, Jr. of North Carolina, 8  great grandchildren, and 10 great-great...

Donald Keith Hoover

May 25, 2015

Donald Keith Hoover

Donald Keith Hoover, 80, of Gretna Springs Retirement Community, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 25, 2015 surrounded by his loving family at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center.  He was born Saturday, December 15, 1934 to the late Marguerite (Bistline) Shields and was raised in Newville, Cumberland County, PA.  He...

Isabelle Marie (Petrucci) Yanni

May 23, 2015

Isabelle Marie (Petrucci) Yanni

Isabelle Marie (Petrucci) Yanni, 67, of Palmyra and formerly of Montgomery, PA, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital, Camp Hill following a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer.  She was born Friday, June 20, 1947 in Pittsburgh to the late Armand and Elaine (Farina)...

Rheba M. (Goodling) Leonard

May 22, 2015

More details to follow Charitable donations may be made to:

Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank 8167 Adams Drive, Hummelstown PA 17036

Robert J. Middleton

May 22, 2015

Robert J. Middleton

Robert J. Middleton, 87, of Palmyra passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center.  He was born Monday, November 28, 1927 in Joplin, Missouri to the late Norman C. and LaVone E. (Calvert) Middleton.  He was married to Anna (Oribe) Middleton on June 26, 1959....

Mary J (Grams) Shepler

May 21, 2015

Mary Jane (Grams) Shepler, 91, of Columbia, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Thursday, May 21, 2015 in Susquehanna Valley Nursing Home.  She was born Saturday, October 13, 1923 in Lancaster to the late Mark and Margaret (Strimble) Grams.  She was predeceased by her loving husband R. George Shepler in 1987.

Mary loved cooking...

Dorothy G. (Zerphey) Zeager

May 20, 2015

Dorothy G. (Zerphey) Zeager

Dorothy G. (Zerphey) Zeager, 97, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Rheems Nursing & Rehab Center, Elizabethtown.  She was born Friday, August 17, 1917 in Elizabethtown to the late Jacob H. and Ada (Brandt) Zerphey.  She was married to the late Ralph E. Zeager who...

Kathryn (Spitler) Burianic

May 20, 2015

Kathryn Spitler Burianic, 94, of Palmyra, beloved wife of the late George D. Burianic, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at the Lebanon Valley Brethren Home. She was born January 29, 1921 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, to D. Leroy Spitler (1941) and Elva Bowman Spitler (1921).

A graduate of Palmyra High School Class of 1938, she began her employment...

Mary Jane (Bomgardner) Eckenrode

May 20, 2015

Mary Jane (Bomgardner) Eckenrode

Mary Jane (Bomgardner) Eckenrode, 88, of Annville and formerly of Palmyra, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at The Lebanon Valley Home, Annville.  She was born Friday, May 28, 1926 in Campbelltown to the late Paul B. and Mary B. (Barto) Bomgardner.  She had become lovingly known as...

Jeannette Palen (Raulerson) Shearer

May 12, 2015

Jeannette Palen Raulerson Shearer, 90, of Elizabethtown, PA, entered into her eternal rest May 12, 2015. She was the loving wife of Clair D Shearer celebrating 58 years of marriage.  Born in Sayre, PA Jeannette was the daughter of the late Alvin L Raulerson and Charlotte Palen Page.  She was a graduate RN/CRNA of The Robert Packard Hospital and...

Loretta G. (Gingrich) Cutman

May 12, 2015

Loretta G. (Gingrich) Cutman

Loretta G. (Gingrich) Cutman, 86, of Camp Hill and formerly Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill.  She was born Sunday, May 20, 1928 in Harrisburg to the late Earl and Mary (Mumma) Gingrich.  She was married to Lloyd R. Cutman...

Kathryn Elizabeth (Hauke) Kreamer

May 11, 2015

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William A. Newell

May 11, 2015

William A. (Bill) Newell, age 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 11, 2015, in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Bill was a native of Staten Island, NY, and retired from the New York City Police Department after 22 years of service. He, also, retired from the US Government as an Aircraft Mechanic at New Cumberland Army Depot. A veteran of World...

Kathryn Elizabeth Kreamer

May 11, 2015

Kathryn E. (Hauke) Kreamer

Kathryn Elizabeth (Hauke) Kreamer, 50, of Annville, passed away following a lengthy illness on Monday, May 11, 2015 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center.  She was born Saturday, December 26, 1964 in Okinawa, Japan to Kay (Swiegert) Hauke Kern and the late John Hauke.

She graduated from Cedar Crest High School,...

Eugene "Boydie" E. Boyd

May 10, 2015

Eugene E. “Boydie” Boyd

Eugene E. “Boydie” Boyd, 66, of Annville, left for his never-ending hunting adventure, on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center.  He was born Saturday, January 8, 1949 in Hershey to Doris (Potteiger) Fritz and the late Ammon Boyd.  He was married to Marlissa B. “Lissa”...

Robert L. Bechtel

May 9, 2015

Robert L. Bechtel

Robert Lewis Bechtel, 80, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center following a brief illness.  He was born Saturday, August 4, 1934 in Lebanon County to the late Lewis and Emily (Immel) Bechtel. He was married to Miriam L. (Yeich) Bechtel...

Lois Faye (Smith) Thomas

May 8, 2015

Lois Faye (Smith) Thomas, 93, of Mechanicsburg, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Friday, May 8, 2015 in the Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. She was born November 5, 1921 in Upland, CA to Joseph A. and Francis (Smith) Smith. She was predeceased by her loving husband Rev. Erwin W. Thomas in 2000.

Lois...

Janice C. (Shope) Myers

May 8, 2015

Janice C. Myers, 68, of Marietta, passed away surrounded by her family on Friday, May 8, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy.  Janice was born on December 3, 1946 in Columbia to the late John Emmanuel and Lois Jean (Smuch) Shope. She was married to the late James D. Myers, Jr. who passed away in 2012.

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Ray "Herk" Marlin Alleman, Jr.

May 6, 2015

On Wednesday, May 6, 2015 the kindest of men made his passage to the mountains of heaven to be able to hunt free of pain and physical restrictions.  Ray Marlin “Herk” Alleman, Jr., 51, of Bainbridge, was born Thursday, July 4, 1963 in Harrisburg to Ray M., Sr. and Mildred M. (Fink) Alleman.  He is survived by his loving...